Quemin Surname

424,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 816 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Quemin Surname User-submission:

This name means the one who lives a place called a path, a country lane, which translates as chemin in French.

This surname's variant, Quemin, comes from the pronouciation of the letters ch in some regions (especially Seine-Maritime), where ch was pronounced k.

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Quemin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France8001:83,02811,785
England41:13,929,515290,718
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Quémin (1) are calculated separately.

Quemin (477) may also be a first name.

Quemin Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This name means the one who lives a place called a path, a country lane, which translates as chemin in French.

This surname's variant, Quemin, comes from the pronouciation of the letters ch in some regions (especially Seine-Maritime), where ch was pronounced k.

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Quemin Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Quemin Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Quemin occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Quémin. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Quemin? popularity and diffusion

The last name Quemin is the 424,145th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 8,930,816 people. The surname Quemin occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Quemin live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 389,495th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 477 people.

Quemin is most widely held in France, where it is borne by 800 people, or 1 in 83,028. In France Quemin is primarily found in: Normandy, where 33 percent live, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 33 percent live and Île-de-France, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account France this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quémin941/
Queming9227/
Quemion9222/
Quemuin921/
Kuemin83101/
Guemin8361/
Quimin8348/
Quemen836/
Quamin831/
Cuemin831/
Quiming771,921/
Quement7799/
Quemehn7718/
Kuemina777/
Kueming774/
Gueamin771/
Quiemen771/
Queemen771/
Cemin731,770/
Kemin73864/
Qomin73149/
Qimin7313/
Qamin737/
Guemn731/
Quimn731/
Queyment719/
Quimimng711/
Quimming711/
Chemin679,260/
Quimen67555/
Kemink67497/
Quamen6773/
Guimin6769/
Khemin6760/
Kemina6745/
Qiming6733/
Keimin6723/
Kuimin6722/
Kemien6711/
Guemen677/
Ceamin676/
Kaemin676/
Cuemen676/
Kiemin672/
Kuemen672/
Kemmin672/
Quimng671/
Hqeemn671/
Keemin671/
Quimim671/
Kehmin671/
Qimina671/
Qemeng671/
Quimén671/
Keamin671/
Cuimin671/
Quemem671/
Koemin671/
Kemuin671/
Cemmin671/
Keminn670/

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